Category: world
Ethiopia: Geremew and Daska victorious
Addis Ababa (HAN) May 18,2015. Geeska Sports. Kenya’s stranglehold over the TCS World 10K was broken in absorbing fashion here on Sunday as Ethiopia’s Mosinet Geremew and Mamitu Daska emerged victorious. The previous five men’s and three women’s winners had all come from Kenya but there was to be no encore. Geremew finished in a…
Somalia: UN envoy calls Somaliland to reconsider election delay
Mogadishu (HAN) May 14,2015 Public Diplomacy, Regional humanitarian, Security News. UN special envoy to Somalia Nicolas Kay has called separatist Somaliland administration to reconsider its decision of postponing the election. Nicolas Key could not hide his displeasure saying his deeply disappointed by the decision to postpone the election which was scheduled to be held in July.…
Ethiopia: Haile Gebrselassie retires
London (HAN) May 10, 2015 – Public diplomacy and National Sports News. Haile Gebrselassie, considered one of athletics’ greatest distance runners, said on Sunday he was retiring from competitive running but the Ethiopian’s long-time manager said it was not the end of Gebrselassie’s career. “No, he’s not retiring; he will be in Glasgow in October,”…
FIFA instructors in Somalia to train local referees
Mogadishu (HAN) May 4,2015. Geeska Sports. For the second time football governing body FIFA has sent football instructors to Somalia. This time, the special instructors are training local referees. Somali football has developed over the last two years, and officials say the FIFA Members Association courses would be an annual fixture CCTV.
Ethiopians Jabore, Mengesha triumph at Broad Street Run
Djibouti (HAN) May 3, 2015 – Geeska Sports News. Tigist Jabore couldn’t have encountered a busier weekend. Or a more productive one. The 21-year-old woman from Ethiopia won two races in two days, and after capturing the Broad Street Run on Sunday, she had the obvious answer about being fatigued. “Of course I am tired,” she said…
Somali: World's First Malaria Vaccine Tested & Proven Partially Effective (VIDEO)
Mogadishu (HAN) April 27, 2015 –VIDEO. In Somalia, malaria has long been one of the leading causes of deaths among children under the age of five – so the positive news of a partially effective vaccine could be good news for the struggling country. Mohamed Hirmoge -CCTV
London Marathon 2015: Tigist Tufa victorious in the women's race.
London (HAN) April 26, 2015 –Gesska Sports.Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge won the men’s London Marathon, with Ethiopia’s Tigist Tufa victorious in the women’s race. Kipchoge, the 5,000m world champion in 2003, finished five seconds in front of another Kenyan athlete, Wilson Kipsang. Britain’s Paula Radcliffe, the women’s record holder, finished the racein her last competitive London…
Ethiopia Fires Coach Mariano Barreto After Disappointing Africa Cup of Nations
Addis Ababa April,18.2015 Geeska Sports: The Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) says it is terminating the contract of head coach Mariano Barreto. The Portuguese, a former Ghana coach, took charge of the Walia Antelopes last year, signing a two year contract. But a disappointing reign saw Ethiopia finish bottom of their 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying…
Somaliland: The European Union has Condemned the Recent Executions
Nairobi (HAN) April 17, 2015 – Public Diplomacy, Regional Investment and humanitarian News. The European Union has condemned the recent execution of six prisoners by Somaliland authority and said its an unexpected act that serves as a setback in the progress made in spreading the rule of law in Somaliland. The European Union and other…
Somaliland: Hidden Charms, Wild Roads, and Abiding Mysteries
Hargeisa (HAN) March 8, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Expert Analysis, Your Power & Regional Influence Magazine. opinion page By Abdi Latif Dahir: 180 Days in the Desert Democracy (Your Influence opinion, email to: news@geeskaafrika.com). I lay down a few meters away from a grave. At the time, I didn’t know it was a grave. Tired and…
